Ironing-board



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DEAN C. TUBES, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

lRONlNG-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,332, dated June '7, 1892.

Application filed June 25, 1891.

To all 1071 0172, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DEAN C. TUBES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Vayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in an ironing-board, the same being specially adapted for use as a shirt-ironing and general ironing board combined.

To this end my invention consists of the combination of devices and appliances hereinafter specified and claimed, and particularly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 isaside elevation. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line :0 as, Fig. 1.

I carry out my invention as follows:

A denotes the body or main portion of the ironing-board.

B is a clamping device engaged therewith, whereby the ironing-board maybe held upon a table.

0 and 0 denote movable arms of the board, having a pivotal engagement therewith at their inner extremities, as shown at c c. To form this pivotal connection, the board is provided with a broad cleat or cross-piece D. (Shown in dotted lines in the plan view.) The board A is also constructed, preferably, with arc-shaped recesses, as shown at a a, the illner ends of the arms being shaped to conform thereto, so as to make a strong, compact, and neatjoint. As so constructed the two arms may be moved laterally at their outer ends, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The body A projects longitudinally, as shown, between the arms 0 C, said arms closing up thereagainst.

E denotes a support engaged upon the under side of the board A and preferably provided with a rubber facing e on its lower edge to prevent marring the table and also to aid in preventing the slipping of the board there- Serial No. 397,416. (No model.)

upon. This support is of suitable height to elevate the board at a desired level above the table, so that any article to be ironed may be readily slipped over the outer end of the board and turned thereupon withoutmoving the board or removing the article to adjustit in a new location and without wrinkling the garment. To this end said support is located, preferably, well toward the clamping device, so as to leave the outer end of the combined board free for slipping a garment thereupon.

The clamping device preferably consists of a casting made with lips or projections b b to fit upon any ordinary table Q. Itis also made with a neck Z) to elevate the end of the board to a proper height and an additional lip 6 through which a screw passes to secure the casting to the board. Screws also pass through the casting into the board from the rear.

B is a plate constituting a rest for the flat iron. Between the iron-plate B and lip b I prefer to locate an additional cleat or crosspiece A to strengthen the board and prevent its warping.

It is evident that when the board is engaged upon a table any pressure in ironing upon the outer end of the board tightens it more firmly upon the table, the supportE serving as afulcrum, and thereby the pressure binds the clamping device firmly against the table, so that it is held without slipping and without displacement. This construction enables me to dispense with any set-screw in connection with the clamping device. The iron-plate B. is also constructed with an aperture bflwhereby it may be hung up when not in use. The top plate B is preferably separable from the body of the casting B.

The board A and arms C O are preferably covered with a suitable fabric F. At the edges the fabric is preferably glued into grooves a on the board to prevent stretching and displacement.

The board A and arms 0 O in reality constitute three boards in combination. The extremity of the board A is preferably constructed to form by itself alone a suitable ironing board for a shirt-bosom, while the arms 0 O are preferably constructed of suitable form to receive the arms of ashirt thereupon. By spreading outward one of the arms the operator or ironer has a small-sized board fdr sleeves or other small work. In ironing a shirt the sleeves may be engaged on the arms 0 O, which may be spread out as desired for this purpose, the end of the board A serving for the shirt-bosom. In this manner one whole side of the shirt can be ironed without removin g the shirt from the board. hen thearms C O are closed up against the intermediate portion of the body A, a'larger ironing-board is formed adapted for ironing skirts and other articles, which may be slipped over the extremity of the combined board. The support, in connection with the clamp, affords ample strength for any pressure desired to be applied on the board. The cross-piece to which the arms 0 C are pivoted is made broad, in order to give adequate strength for each arm, affording a broad surface for the bearing of the inner ends of the arms thereupon. The different portions of the board can be suitably padded, as shown at G, between thev board and the covering F. that I claim as my invention is I 1. In an ironing-board, the combination of a body A, a clamping device engaged therewith, j a cleat or cross-piece D, secured to the under surface of said board, lateral arms 0 C, pivotally engaged at their inner extremities with said cross-piece, substantially as described.

2. In an ironing-board, the combination of the body A, longitudinallyextended arms 0 0, having a pivotal engagement at their inner ends therewith, the body longitudinally projecting between said arms, a support E, and a clamping device to secure the board upon a table, said support serving as a fulcrum when pressure is applied upon the free extremity of the board, substantially as set forth.

3. In an ironing-board,a body A, having,in combination therewith, lateral longitudinallyextended arms 0 0, having a pivotal engagement therewith at their inner extremities, whereby the outer extremities of said arms may be spread laterally from the outer extremity of the body, said body projecting longitudinally between the arms 0 G, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specificat tion in the presence of two witnesses.

DEAN C. TUBES. IVitne-sses:

N. S. WRIGHT, J NO. F. MILLER. 

